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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:district
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gptkbp:area
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about 730,885 km²
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gptkbp:capital
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Kaduna
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gptkbp:colonial_power
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Nigeria
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1967
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gptkbp:established
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1946
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gptkbp:ethnicGroup
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gptkb:Nupe
gptkb:Gwari
gptkb:Jukun
gptkb:Tiv
Hausa
Fulani
Kanuri
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gptkbp:flag
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green and white vertical stripes
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gptkbp:governor
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gptkb:Sir_Ahmadu_Bello
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Northern Region, Nigeria
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gptkbp:largestCity
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Kano
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gptkbp:legislature
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Northern Regional Assembly
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:northern_Nigeria
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gptkbp:merged_into_Nigeria
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1914
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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1966 coup d'état
division into states in 1967
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gptkbp:notableLeader
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gptkb:Sir_Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa
gptkb:Sir_Ahmadu_Bello
Makaman Bida
Sir Kashim Ibrahim
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gptkbp:population_(1963)
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29,777,986
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Protectorate_of_Northern_Nigeria
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Kano_State
gptkb:Kwara_State
Benue-Plateau State
North-Central State
North-Eastern State
North-Western State
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Northern_Nigeria
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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